What should be received before managing a new building?
Plans, instructions, warranties, installer contacts, checks, certificates, keys and access, supported by a documented condition survey.
The handover file should cover elevators, fire systems, water, electricity, gates, cameras, solar systems and common areas. A photographed inventory should connect each system to its warranty and supplier.
During the statutory inspection and warranty periods, distinguish routine maintenance from a possible contractor defect. Notices should be precise, dated and followed until repair or an appropriate technical determination.
Professional management creates continuity: open the task, assign responsibility, keep evidence, follow the supplier and update residents until closure. In a new building, that same record also protects warranties and claims against the contractor.
Three points to check
- Complete handover file
- System and defect survey
- Budget and calendar from day one
Official and professional sources
- Israeli Ministry of Construction and Housing
- Standards Institution of Israel
- Israel Fire and Rescue Authority
- Israeli Ministry of Labor
These links are provided for further reading. Always check the authority’s website for the latest version and instructions.